This event is not sponsored by the alumni association and does not fall under the benefits of founding membership status.

When: Friday, October 7, 2016 / 9:30am – 2:30 pm

Where: Richmont Graduate University / Atlanta Campus / 1900 The Exchange SE, Suite 100

Presenter: Curt Thompson, M.D.

Curt Thompson, M.D., is a psychiatrist in private practice in Falls Church, Virginia and the founder of Being Known, LLC, an organization that develops resources to educate and train leaders about the intersection between interpersonal neurobiology, Christian spiritual formation, and vocational creativity. He is the author of Anatomy of the Soul and The Soul of Shame: Retelling the Stories We Believe About Ourselves. He graduated from Wright State University School of Medicine, completed his psychiatric residency at Temple University Hospital, and is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He is actively engaged in learning and education as he supervises clinical employees and facilitates ongoing education groups for patients and colleagues. Throughout his career, along with treating adults, adolescents, and families, his main focus of clinical and research interest has been the integration of psychiatry, its associated disciplines, and Christian spirituality. He is a frequent speaker on the topic at workshops, conferences, and retreats.

He has specific expertise in the field of interpersonal neurobiology and how it reflects important tenants of Christian faith, providing opportunities to comprehend and experience that same faith in fresh trustworthy ways. Much of his work is now committed to training other professionals across cultures and in multiple vocational domains in the same material.

He and his wife Phyllis are the parents of two children and reside in Arlington, Virginia. He serves as an elder at Washington Community Fellowship, a congregation of the Mennonite church, in Washington, D.C. His duties there have included preaching, teaching, and involvement in the fellowship’s healing prayer ministry.
Topic: A vision for healing must not be limited to abstract psychological theories. Unless it is directly correlated with embodied processes, it cannot speak to the real human condition. In this workshop we will explore the embodied nature of love and shame—two of the primary competing forces in the world—through the lens of interpersonal neurobiology (IPNB). The emerging data of IPNB offers concrete embodied descriptions of love and shame. Simultaneously it informs mindfulness-based spiritual practices that support the development of earned secure attachment that is the basis for the healing of shame and the growth of loving relationships. This workshop will address the importance of being familiar with the interpersonally neurobiological nature of both love and shame, and provide ways to implement embodied solutions for disintegrated, shame-based systems, be they individuals, couples, or communities.

 Target Audience: Marriage and Family Therapists, Clinical Mental Health Counselors, Psychologists, and Graduate Students.

 Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this course, the participant will be able to

• Identify the primary characteristics of interpersonal neurobiology as helpfully applied in clinical intervention.
• Identify and implement the nine domains of integration as described within interpersonal neurobiology.
• Identify the embodied nature of love and shame from an interpersonal neurobiological perspective and incorporate in clinical practice various methods for strengthening secure attachment and healing the shame response.
• Implement various mindfulness-based, embodied spiritual practices in the facilitation of the healing of shame.

Basic Agenda

Continuing Education: 4 NBCC CE Clock hours Awarded. 4 CE Clock Hours Awarded to Psychologists.

 Fees:

 -Professional: $65

-Richmont Faculty/Staff: $30

 -Students: $10

 -(Optional) Purchase a Chick-fil-a box lunch on campus (includes Chick-fil-a sandwhich, chips, cookie, and drink): $7

 Note: Partial credit will not be awarded. Space is limited.

Registration: Please click HERE to register for this event.

Please direct your questions regarding this seminar to Autumn Stephenson at astephenson@richmont.edu or 423-648-2679.

Refunds must be requested by October 5, 2016.

Richmont Graduate University has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 4534. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Richmont Graduate University is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. 

Richmont Graduate University is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Richmont Graduate University maintains responsibility for this program and its content.